All the instructions, strategies, and tactics for every family's favorite games in one authoritative, fully illustrated volume. Included are more than 40 games that were not in the original edition and an entirely new chapter on the African board game, Mancala
"Enl. ed. of: The games treasury. c1993"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-403) and indexes
House rules: a user's guide -- Token gestures (board games). The paper chase: games on homemade boards -- Of castles and kings: games on checkerboards -- By the board: games with special pieces -- Sowing seeds: mancala games -- Bull's-eyes and bones (games with playing pieces). Shake, rattle and roll: dice games -- The boneyard: dominoes games -- Pieces of the action: games with special equipment -- Tricks of the trade (card games). Beating the devil: card games for one -- Double or nothing: card games for two -- Dealer's choice: card games for three or more -- Cards with a future: Tarot games -- Mind over matter (games of guessing and deduction). Trivial pursuits: parlor games -- Family pastimes: travel games -- Time out! (outdoor games). Good sports: organized outdoor games -- Home free: games of search, chase and capture -- Games organizations -- Games on the Net